“A Disney Christmas” returns to Hong Kong Disneyland from November 20, 2026 to January 3, 2027. This year’s celebration brings festive experiences to World of Frozen, a new daytime castle stage moment, the return of Disney Christmas Live in Concert!, a New Year’s Eve Countdown, and limited-time ticket and hotel offers.

Isla LPG Corporation has launched Isla EDGE, its dedicated training arm for LPG practitioners, after the Department of Energy recognized it as one of the country’s LPG Training Organizations. The program focuses on safety, technical competency, responsible distribution, sales practices, and compliance across the LPG value chain.

Yamaha Motor Philippines brought the second leg of YECVT: Shift to Performance to Cebu, giving 116 riders and community members a closer look at the NMAX TECHMAX. The event combined maintenance demos, Yamaha parts support, safety briefings, and a real-road ride experience highlighting the YECVT system’s three-level downshift function and transitions between touring and sport modes.

The BAJAJ WEGO P5009 brings full-electric mobility to the three-wheeler segment with up to 212km of range, four driving modes, and a 4.5-hour charging time. Priced at PHP329,888, it is positioned for daily earners, businesses, and fleet or LGU use, with estimated charging cost at about PHP0.80 per kilometer based on the assumptions in the supplied material.

The Kia EV3 is now in the Philippines. Kia’s new compact electric SUV combines a 58.3kWh battery with up to 511km of NEDC range, 204PS and 283Nm, a 30-inch Triple Panoramic display, and Kia DriveWise safety technologies. Introductory pricing starts at PHP1.868 million until October 31.

Twenty sim racers will compete in the 2026 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Philippines Esports GT Championship National Finals on September 27 at SMX Convention Center Manila. The top 10 Sporting Class and top 10 Junior Class qualifiers emerged from more than 400 participants nationwide, with class champions earning PHP100,000 and slots in the Asia Finals.

Unlike the usual campus festivities, CAREventure will unfold on September 25, 2026 at Handicapped Center Lourdes, Inc. in Pandacan, Manila, where children of varying abilities will be welcomed into a day designed just for them. rganized by Hataw PUP, the initiative invites students to step into a space where empathy becomes action and inclusivity is celebrated through color, music, and play.

Acer has introduced the Googlebook 14, its first laptop in Google’s new Googlebook category and the industry’s first convertible Googlebook. Designed for Gemini Intelligence, it features up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 355 processor, a 14-inch 3K OLED touch display, up to 32GB LPDDR5X memory, Wi-Fi 7, and a 1.14kg aluminum-magnesium chassis.

Built for young professionals, creators, and digital-savvy users, the HONOR 600S combines entertainment, content creation, work, business, and connectivity in a smartphone made for everyday life. It officially launches in the Philippines on October 1, 2026.

The agreement with Filinvest Land is part of Pag-IBIG Fund’s continuing effort to strengthen partnerships with the country’s leading developers and expand the range of homes available to its members.

Filipino youth are looking beyond academic knowledge as they prepare for future careers. A new FedEx and Junior Achievement study found that 94% of Filipino respondents believe an entrepreneurial mindset can help someone succeed in any job, while adaptability, workplace experience, AI capability, and global trade knowledge are also emerging as important priorities.

GoTyme Bank and the Singapore Tourism Board have partnered for Grand Prix Season Singapore 2026, giving Filipino GoTyme customers bonus Go Rewards points on qualifying Visa Debit card transactions made in Singapore from September 21 to November 21, 2026. The collaboration is STB’s first with a digital bank in the Philippines and GoTyme Bank’s first with a national tourism organization.

Cebu Pacific is working with Thinking Machines Data Science and OpenAI to scale enterprise AI across the airline, using ChatGPT Enterprise, OpenAI APIs, and risk-based governance to redesign workflows. Early results include faster legal contract review, project intake and triage, and engineering reference searches, with 86% of surveyed users saying AI supports more than one-third of their daily work.

iProov has published the Human Approval and Presence Specification, or HAPS, an experimental framework for verifying that a human approved a specific action before an AI agent carries it out. Released on GitHub under the Apache-2.0 license, HAPS includes procedural rules, test vectors, and a partial Rust reference implementation.

EY Global Delivery Services Philippines is marking its 11th anniversary with plans to add approximately 2,000 professionals over the next two to three years. The organization currently employs more than 6,000 people across Manila and Cebu and expects growing demand in assurance, technology consulting, AI, data, cybersecurity, digital engineering, and enterprise platforms.